Marta Sets Up a Booth at a Local Fair and Claims

question 118

Multiple Choice

Marta sets up a booth at a local fair and claims she can tell the future by looking at a person's palm.She is claiming to have which of the following abilities?

• A) psychokinesis
• B) telepathy
• C) precognition
• D) clairvoyance

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